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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mouse in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in various contexts, often metaphorically, to describe someone who is in a situation where they feel small, vulnerable, or out of place.
Example: "In the big corporate meeting, I felt like a mouse in a room full of lions."
Alternatives: "a small creature in" or "a timid presence in".
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There was a mouse in there.
I'm as quiet as a mouse in the shower!
"I don't think we have a mouse in the house".
I don't believe we have a mouse in the house".
Like many people her age, Ashley practically grew up with a mouse in her hand.
She remembered how she had fancied herself a mouse in Elizabeth's skirts.
What he couldn't get was why anyone would want a mouse in his room.
This night, the writer discovered a mouse in one of the traps.
We have a mouse in the house we are trying to deal with.
The New Yorker, November 8, 1947 P. 89 A couple catch a mouse in their apartment.
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I don't care about him anymore, and when I was with him, I was a bit of a mouse in sex and in life.
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